156 WANDERINGS IN 



THIRD JOURNEY. 



" Desertosque videre locos, littusque relictum." 



THIRD GENTLE reader, after staying a few months in 



OURNEY. 



England, I strayed across the Alps and the Apen- 

 nines, and returned home, but could not tarry. 

 Guiana still whispered in my ear, and seemed 

 to invite me once more to wander through her 

 distant forests. 



Shouldst thou have a leisure hour to read 

 what follows, I pray thee pardon the frequent 

 use of that unwelcome monosyllable I. It could 

 not well be avoided, as will be seen in the 

 sequel. In February, 1820, I sailed from the 

 Clyde, on board the Glenbervie, a fine West- 

 Indiaman. She was driven to the north-west 

 of Ireland, and had to contend with a foul and 

 wintry wind for above a fortnight. At last it 

 changed, and we had a pleasant passage across 

 the Atlantic. 



